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ILLINOIS.
Elgin and Joliet Suffer Severely Because of
Floods In Local Streams

Elgin and Joliet Suffer Severely Because of
Floods In Local Streams.
ELGIN, Feb. 8.--Elgin awoke this morn
ing to frd a large sized food upon the city The
Chicago-street bridge is partly washed away. 1t
was built six years ago by the Milwaukee road
after the washout of the spring of 1881, which
was followed by the terrible ferry -boat disaster
The Chicago-street bridge is the principal one
There are two others and it is feared they will
60. Cellars all over town in low places are
flooded. Cooks publishing house has several
feet of water in several rooms. and the loss of
printing stock is very large. Merchants are
taking goods out of Easements. The damage
will amount to many thousands of dollars. It
is reported that The dam at algonquin. a few
miles north of Elgin, has been swept away
JOLIET, Feb 8.-Forty-eight hours of con-
tinuous rain in this section is causing serious
damage to property. Yesterday the rain poured
down in torrents for several hours, accompanied
by the most violent thunder claps and frequent
lightning. The railroad bridges across Spring
and Hickory creeks are swept away, and along
the valleys of those streams, which are spread.
ing far over their banks, the people are moving
out 70 safe quarters. The rain is still pouring
down. and serious food is threatened. Traffic
on the Santa Fe road, along the Desplainei
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MINOR MATTERS.

Adverse Report on the Claims Presented by
the Brookbanks and Baldwin Heirs.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Senator Cameron. from
the Senate committee on military affairs, to-day
submitted an adverse report from ma
jority Of the committee. and favorable
report from the minority, bills to pay $3.50 for
substitutes during the war for Joseph l.. Brook
banks, Amos Brookbanks, Reuben G. Brock
banks and Mary E. Lee, heirs of Reuben NJ.
Brook banks; the same amount to heirs OF William
F. Baldwin and Silas Quackenburch, all of Tip
ton county. 1t was shown in the testimony that
after these men had paid $500 each for substi
tutes, who were accepted and served, they
were drafted into the service again and made ia
serve. Senator Cameron intends to fight for the
passage of the bill
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key and the Turks. with G.impses of Life in the
Palace and Harem."
Elk Postmaster general Frank Hatton, now
editor of the Chicago Mail is here. and declares
for Senator John Sherman for the presidential
nomination He says Sherman can carry New
York against any Democrat who can be nomi-
mated.
The House met in evening session for consider
alton OF resolutions expressive of the esteem IN
which the House held the memory of the de-
ceased Representatives from the State of New
York-Messrs. Arnot, Beach and Dowdney. Ad-
dresses, eulogistic of the public services and pr-
vate characters of the deceased, were delivered
by Messrs. Willard. Van Eaton, Felix Campbell,
and others, and at $50 the House adjourned
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Minor Notes.

Lafayette citizens are endeavoring to organize
a fruit and vegetable canning establishment. A
meeting has been held for that purpose.
Eli Hodson, prominent farmer living
Knightstown, has been declared insane and
taken by his relatives to the Insane Asylum.
The Lafayette travelling men have organized a
branch of the State association. President, Da-
vid II. Plynn: vicepresident, G. A. Bailey sec
rotary, S. c. Cox.
The merchants and others directly interested,
in Xenia, Miami county, have organized stock
company for the purpose of boring for natural
gas. The stock is almost all taken, and work
will probably be commenced in few weeks.
Rev. Geo. S. V. Howard, Methodist pastor at
Xenia Miami county, was fined, the other day,
~ justice of the peace. for putting man out
of his church for disturbing the meeting. Mr..
Howard appealed his case to the Circuit Court,
verdict of not guilty. The Journal knows Mr.
Howard, and knows that no man properly behav-
ing himself would be molested by him; but a
lewd fellow of the baser sort would be apt to fare
badly at his hands
The phenomenal fast of Mary Baker al Mo-
non, White county, is rapidly drawing to an
| end. Sunday night Miss Baker completed the
| 105th day of her fast, which began last October
| She cannot eat or drink anything. Nothing
| will stay on her stomach, aud injections are
| equally useless Members of the medical fra
| ternity are completely at sea in regard to the
| peculiar disease. Several days ago the extremi-
ties of the patient began to grow cold and dis
solution is now very near
Articles of association Incorporating the Pen
| dleton Natural-eas and Oil Company have been
| filed in the Office Of the Secretary of State
and also with the Madison county recorder
| Yesterday the board met. organized and elected
B. n. Altman, president; E. Rogers. treasurer
o. w. Brownback, secretary The directors re-
| solved to begin operations as early as possible
The secretary was instructed to advertise fol
sealed proposals for driving a we'll, and bids will
| be received I'D to Feb. l6. The company has
capital of So. $780, so per cent of which is in banl
| ready for the work of boring.
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Patents for Indianians.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-Patents were issued
for Indianians. to-day. as follows:
John L. Barnes. Columbia City. cider press;
Edwin NJ. Byrkit, Michigan City, assignor of
three fourths to A. A. Adair, j. Fl. hurry and
H. Coburn, Indianapolis, sheathine and lath ma
chine: David Conover, Mount Vernon, draft
equalizer; Jacob II. Etter, Charlottesville, instru-
ment for transmitting audible time signals;
Jacob NJ. Cough and J. Speadman. Now Castle
tence-post; George E. KTause. Indianapolis. sofa
bed Eli Rogers, Fulton county, saw GUNNER;
Henry A. Stumpf, Indianapolis. washingma-
chine; Charles e. sweeney. Pierceton, assignor of
two.thirds TO T. J. Heagy, Kosciusko county,
and c. r. Long, Pierceton, cbeck-rower corn
planter; William Tennison, Mount Vernon, rein
holder
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Brief Mention.

1t has been ascertained that the extreme cold
weather or last winter has killed the entire
peach crop of De Witt county It will also ma
terialiy reduce the yield of other fruits.
An unknown man was struck and instantly
kllled by the Clinton passenger train, at Geneva
On Monday afternoon. The deceased was APP
parentiy twenty eight years of age, five feet ten
inches tall, and would weigh $50 pounds.
The jury in the So coo damage case at De-
catur, against Drs Luce and Cato brought in
a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, Mrs. Emma
Mlnson, whose husband died through the alleged
negligence and maltreatment of the defendants.
The damages were placed at ST, 25O.
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Mr.. Liane's Caucasian Fiancee.

Washington Special
The mystery concerning the two ladies as the
honored guests Of the Chinese legation has been
solved By friend of one of the attaches of the
legation. He says the younger lady is the fan
Gee of Mr.. LANG, of the interpreters of the
legation. She is the daughter of a New York
family. Her companion is Mrs. James Lewis,
wife Of. the theatrical manager Mr. LANG is a
graduate of Amherst College. He speaks En-
glish well. He is an enthusiastic base ball player,
and was member Of the Amherst nine when at
college. He is one of the handsomest members
of the legation. He is six feet in height, with
broad shoulders, deep chest and well-formed,
athletic body. He has pleasant face, which is
smooth shaven and clear olive in color His
>nair is jet black. He wears the queue reaching
Almost to the bottom of his blue silk skirts. He
wears the most delicate shade of blue brocade
silk. When he was in college, he wore the dress
pf modern civilization There is a complicated
st,quette relating to the wives Of the Chinese
officials to which an American woman would not
submit. 1t is probable that Mr.. Liang, when
married, will live outside the legation. Mr.
Yung Wing former attache of the legation,
who married an American lady, lived in sepa-
rate house from the legation building.
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The Telephone Law.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Feb. 8. AT a meeting of the La
fayette Merchants and Business Mems Exchange
that body passed this resolution:
Resolved, That it is the sense of the community
that the telephone law be sustained
The new law has been dead letter in La
fayette from the day it went into operation
The company beat his satanic highress about
the stump by appointing each patron an agent
charging cents for the use of the telephone.
The revenues dropped off very largely, and the
company received much less actual money than
they would had they obeyed the three-dollar
law. The people do not take to the new system
at all
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CharIestOn's HarbOr.
Washington speciaI.

South Carolina people here are commenting
very extensively the fact that after the
Democratic House had cut down the appropria-
ton needed for Charleston haroor, the Repub-
lean Senate showed it's sympathy with the
giving them the full amount they asked for.
The request originally 100000 on the
showing that the earthquake had made more
than the amount needful. The House Demo
harbor BILL and then sent the bill over to the
Senate, where a separate bill had been passed
appropriating 100000.
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The Tariff Controversy.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-Me.srs. Henderson,
Wise and Randall have addressed a letter to
Speaker Carlisle expressing regret at the latter's
refusal to recognize, on Monday, a Democrat to
enable him Ito move to suspend the rules for the
purpose Of giving the House an opportunity of
considering the question Of the total repeal of
the internal revenue tax en- tobacco" They urge
that the country expec,s Congress to take action
OF some sort in reference to reducing the tariff.
and profess willingness to meet and act with
any OF their Democratic associates who are pre-
pared to engage in an effort to accomplish such
q result.
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Nominations by the President

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-The President sent
the following nominations to the Senate to-day:
Postmasters-At Aurora, lad, S. G. Given;
Chenoa, Ill, S. S. Chapman; Earlville, Ill. B.
q. Barratt Monroe, Mich. Henry S. Noble;
Plainwell Mich, j. V. Rogers; New Richmond
Wis. E. A Glover, jr.; Fort Howard. Wis, p.
Y, Cottrell: Benicia, Cal, w. III. Foreman; Buff
falo. Wy t., l.. Simmons; Butte City, NJ. T.,
Patrick Talent
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ashlngtHn special.
During the night skunk found its way in
the Senate end of the Capitol. and from traces
now lingering in the atmosphere about the
forum it would appear that high carnival was
held by delegation of skunks. The odor has
been so strong that a thorough fumigation will
be necessary. 1t has almost been death to the
Senators of refined nostrils. and when the pro-
cess was made this morning the only persons
present were John Sherman, Father Bassett
and TWO pages.
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Four Persons Drowned.

HARTFORD. Conn, Feb. 8--While off Say
brook Point, this afternoon, the schooner Samuel
Daily. of New London, was cut in two by the
ice, and began to fill rapidly. The captain.
Samuel Spaulding, ordered the yawl launched.
and with his wife and child and three sailers was
casting off from the schooner when the vessel
sunk. The yawl carried down with the
schooner, and all but the captain and one sailor
were drowned. Mrs. Spauldings body was found
floating, being held up by her clothing.
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An Unidentified Floater.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
EVANSVILLE. Feb 6--A foater was found,
yesterday, in the flooded districts above the city,
and brought here to-day The body was that of
man, but was in an advanced state of decom-
position, and was unrecognizable. The eyes,
however. are well preserved, and are blue 1t
is believed that this man was the victim of a
murder, and has been washed from the place of
concealment by the high water. The man has
evidently been dead for two or three moHths.
An investigation will be made.
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A wfnIiy Anxious

AwfuIly Anxious to Comply with the Law.
CHICAGO. Feb. 8.-The members of the pas
senger department of the Central Traffic Asso.
citation met to-day and had long discussion as
to whether special rates could be granted under
the interstate-commerce law. A resolution was
offered abrogating all special rates heretofore
granted, and refusing to grant any more until
the law had been correctly interpreted aid in
formation obtained from the commissioners.
The object was, it was claimed, to make the law
as obnoxious as possible, but the resolution was
adopted. It was afterwards reconsidered, the
officials coming to the conclusion that their pro-
posed action was foolish and unwise. The de-
bate on the question occupied the entire day,
and no action was taken on other matters.
Another session will be held tomorrow.
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Fire at Princeton.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal


PRINCETON, Feb ga fire broke cut
this morning. at o'clock. In barber
shop at the southeast corner of the
square, and burned tho hardware store
of j. c. Kimball Loss, s. 500; insurance. 81 500
Three buildings belonging to Jacob Rembe and
occupied by James Holt. barber; Dr.. 0. l.. Hud-
and Mrs. NJ. A. Heston, mliner, were also
burned. Loss. $500; no insurance John
Shurl's butcher-shop was consumed. Lossy1SS00;
no insurance
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Defaulter Ho,lingsworth's Trial.

Special to the Indianapolis journal.
VINcENNEs. Feb. 8.-The trial of defaulting
County Treasurer Hollingsworth was resumed
to-day, after several days. delay, occasioned by
the illness of Judge Malott Considerable
progress is being made A number of important
witnesses were heard, and the State expressed
the view that the worst points had been got
over with unexpected ease. The case will prob
ably occupy the remainder of the week.
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Jeerinc at Henry.

Nashville Union.
Henry Watterson, after looking around Wash
ing,on, writes: Il would not. as sef-respectng
man, venture to enter any department where /
am not personally known" This is pretty good
evidence that the dogs very loosely chained.
and Henry shows his discretion in keeping out
of the way.
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Brakeman Killed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
MATTooN, Feb. S.-Patrick Brennan. brake
man on the Peoria, Decatur 6 Evansville rail-
road. got his foot fast in frog, at Greenup last
evening. and several cars passed over him, cut
ting OF both legs He died soon afterward. His
brother took the body to Cleveland
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Business Embarrassments.

OTTAWA, Ont, Feb. 8.-Hugh Allen g. CO.,
dry goods have made an assignment Liabili
ties. $l5. 000
TORONTO Ont. Feb 8-The Cosgrave Brew
ing and Mailing Company have failed. Liabili-
ties, 500, 900; assets, $50, 900.
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DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Indications.

WASHINGTON, Feb g. A. NJ.
Special indications for twentv-four hours from
A. NJ for Indiana-Fair weather: slight fall,
followed by higher temperature.
For Indiana and Iinois-Fair weather; vari-
able winds; slightly colder, followed by higher
temperature.
For Ohio and West Virginia-Fair weather;
northerly winds. becoming variable; colder, fol-
lowed by higher temperature
For Michigan and Wisconsin-Fair weather;
variable winds; higher temperature.
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Steamship News.

QUEENSTOWN, Feb. S.-Arrived: Gallia, from
New York.
SOUTHAMPTON, FeD. 8.-Arrived: Switzerland,
from Philadelphia for Antwerp.
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Window and the Interstate Commission.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.-There continues to be
! great deal of nervousness about the appoint
ment of the interstatecommerce commission.
Ex-SecIetary Window, who is at Wormleys,
says he Is here on business connected with the
Tehuantepec railway; that he has not seen the
President; that he is not a candidate for the in
terstAte-commerce commission and does not ex-
poet to be appointed. He says he naturally
feels gratfed at the favorable mention of his
name, but he ia not seeking this or any other
office 1t is generally believed, however, that
Mr.. Window is in frame of mind which will
not admit of a surprise should he be sent for by
the President at any moment and rendered a
place on the commission. In fact, it is believed
he expects an appointment on the commission.
1t was stated at the White House that the Presi
dent had concluded to postpone these appoint
ments for q few DAYS.
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ZONE Hundred Doses ST. 90" is true only OF
Hoods Sarsaparila and it is an unanswerable
argument as to strength and economy.
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General and Parsonal.

Special to the indianapolis JournaI.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-Gen. Lew Wallace of
Charlottesville, is at the Ebbitt He lectured az
the Congregational Church, tonight on '.Tur-
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SOOTHING, safe. sure. No poisons in Red Sta
Cough Cure Price. % cents.
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Marriage of Mr.. Randan's Daughter.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8-The marriage of Miss
Annie Randall. daughter of Representative Ran
DAHL and Mr. Charles Calvert Lancaster, took
place this afternoon. at the family residence, on
Capitol Eli. at $3.50 o'clock. Only family gath
erine was present at the ceremony, at which
Bishop Spauding of Peoria. H., oficated
Miss R9ndall is the elder Of the daughters, and
bears a striking resem blance to her father,
whose busy helper she has been for several
years. She has not been fond of society, and
mingled but little in the gay world, save fire.
quently accepting invitations to assist Cabinet
ladies at the Wednesday, receptions. She is a
brunette, and looked very pretty to-day in her
wedding gown of white satin and lace. The
groom. Mr.. Lancaster is a lawyer here, and
comes Of an old Catholic family of lower Mary
land. Richard Spaulding, brother of Arch
bishop Spaulding, of Baltimore. married Mary
Jane Lancaster, cousin of Mr.. Lancaster's
Her son, Bishop Spaulding, of Peoria, OBLIGATED
to-day at the marriage. There were brides
maids nor groomsmen at the wedding The
wedding tour will be dispensed with, and tn,
newly-rnarried couple will go at once to thei
new home at No. l443 @ street, where they star
at once housekeeping
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river, is suspended, and extensive general dam
age will result unless the rain and thaw cease
very soon
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Local Observations.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 8.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1887-05-11

D.. :
sHarve Shelton, Deputy. Sheriff at
Sprucemont. brought down this morn.
ing atman named Riehardsswho 5wss
convicted, among other charges, of an
attempt to burn the Jail in which he was
confined. Richards was fined 300 and
costs, in default of which he was con-
signed to the tender mercies of Sheriff
Atwell. &c.,,
Silver State:-Last week twenty-four
applications for State Lands aggregating
3,l1S acres were filed at the State Land
Office, The total of lands offered for
selection on the 2,OOO,O 900 acres grant,
for the month ending April 80, was-in
Eureka Land District, 22,643 So acres;
in Carson City Land District, 5,9G5 "a
acres. ...Ef ,.. 81,
There has been introduced into the
Illinois Legislature bill to limit the in-
heritance possible to any one person.
AS introduced, it places the amount at
500 900 in money or 1 500 acres in land.
1t not sufficient number of heirs to take
the whole estate ut such limits, the re-
malnder is to escheattto the State.
Is there to be Fourth of July cele-
bratIon in Elko this year? If not it
would be good. scheme for our people
to make arrangements for an outil.c on
South Fork upon that day. Mr.. w. L.
Crane says that his premises are at the
disposal of his neighbors, provided they
choose to celebrate on South Fork.
The attention of our citizens is called
to an ordinance passed by the County
Com missioners and duly advertised.
forbidding anyone to deposit offal, rub
Dish or refuse matter of any kind with
in the town limits. We have been in
formed that the said ordinance is being
violated by certain persons who are adj
vIsed to desistS as the law is good one
and should be rigidly enforced,
The name of a village in Wales is
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Observation-Disclosures. Sew
ernl brakeman OH the line of the rail
road which passes through the town
have lott their lives in n vain attempt
to call out the name Of the station, and
as measure of protection to the lives
OF the employees the managers have per
mited an Authorization and now :he fes-
tive brakemen shouts "L,llie-fair- polly
wog goochf' with The accent and rising
infection on the last syllable.
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Mako mo Mistake.

BY dIspelllng tho symptoms 40 often nistsk.
on for Consumption. SANTA Able has
brought Blatlneba to many household. Dy its
prompt use for breaking up the cold that too
cftcu deyelopes into that fatal di ease, thotts
ands can be saved from IN untimoly grave.
You make no mistake by keepinga bottle of
this pleasant ,ened g your house. CAL IL.
FORNIA C,T-R.CUHE is equally effective 10
Graduating 81 traces Of Mas j catsr.h! Both
Of these wonderful California remedies are
sold snd warranted by =. II. MULLER. 81 n
package, 8 for $3.50.
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STAR VALLEY ITEMS.
Dreth. Mny 9. 1897.

Dreth, Mny 8, 1887.
EDIToa INDEPENDENr:-A5 we see
nothing from this blooming valley in the
columns of the INDEpERDENT, folks in
surrounding peighborhoods may think
that Star is gone behind the bars
but we are all on deck, hard at work
seeding and looking for fair crops. ~
During the past few days the wind
has been blowing with such force US to
make frame buildings shake and pop
like, giant powder cartridges, but we
hope that rain will follow.
Mr.. G. J. VIM, of Dceth, has large
stock Of goods on hand and is always to
be found at !hisS post rstdY and anxious
to wait on customers, especially the FUR
sex with whom he is3a great favo,ite.
Our school has large number of pu-
pills aud we are well pleased with our
teacher, Miss Fuller, who'is lately from
the East. sST ssy tHt. .aagsr,
From present Indications you need
not bs surprised to hear Of a wedding ia
tho near future.
#aA] al &3t Ill sPwrnDh1ooHr,